Looked like the north end of a southbound horse

Meaning

A colorful way to describe something or someone that looks remarkably unattractive or disheveled. It implies that the subject is ugly or unpleasant to behold.

Folksy, blunt

Used in a sentence

• He rolled into the office this morning and looked like the north end of a southbound horse.
• I tried to fix my hair myself and ended up looking like the north end of a southbound horse.
• That old barn really looked like the north end of a southbound horse after the storm hit it.